Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Daily Current Affairs 4th May 2018

Pakyong airport in Sikkim to become the
100th functional airport in India
Pakyong airport in Sikkim, which is scheduled to be commissioned in June 2018,
will be the 100th operational airport in the country.

Currently, Sikkim
is the only state in India that does not have an airport.

India among top 5 defence spenders: SIPRI
Report
As per a report released by Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is among top 5
defence spenders in the world for the year 2017.

In 2017, India’s Defence expenditure
stood at $63.9 billion, marking a 5.5 per cent increment over the previous year. India
has replaced France at the No. 5 spot.

With $610 billion defence expenditure in 2017, United State (US) retained its position as world’s
largest spender and is followed by China.

India’s 11th rank on FDI Confidence
Index 2018 marks a drop of three places as compared to 8th rank
in 2017.
US has topped the FDI Confidence Index 2018 followed by Canada.

Nobel Literature Prize Will Not Be
Awarded This YearSwedish Academy said that, the Nobel
Prize in literature will not be awarded this year due to sex-abuse allegations
and other issues.The Nobel Literature Prize 2018 will be
given in 2019. The Nobel Literature Prize is postponed for the
first time in 70 years.
The Swedish Academy has been in stress due to the #MeToo campaign since
November 2017.
The Academy has been alleged of sexual misconduct by the husband of one of its
members.About Swedish Academy:♦ Location –
Stockholm♦ Established
– 1786

Justice A K Mittal Appointed Acting Chief
Justice Of Punjab And Haryana HCJustice Ajay Kumar Mittal has been
appointed as the acting chief justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal replaces
chief justice Shivax Jal Vazifdar who retired recently.

Indian-American Deepa Ambekar Appointed
Interim Court Judge In New YorkIndian-American Deepa Ambekar has been
appointed as interim judge to the civil court of New York City, United States.Deepa Ambekar has become the second
Indian-American woman judge in New York after Raja Rajeswari.

International Firefighters’ Day – May 4
International Firefighters’ Day was observed all over the world.International Firefighters’ Day:

One of the most important symbols of International Fire Fighters Day is the red
and blue ribbon.

The IFFD ribbons are made of colours that represent main
elements that firefighters work with – red for fire and blue for water.

On the first Sunday of May at noon local
time every year, fire sirens sound for 30 seconds followed by a minute’s
silence in memory of all firefighters who have sacrificed their life during
duty. This is called the “Sound Off“.